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Batterys are Simple= NOT

OK, This info started back in the days of NI-CADS, now were onto lithium-ion Battery's, Polymer, and so on!

trbobuick is right but in a wrong sense of stating they corrode!! What they do is the composition of the materials over time change, depending on how hard or easy the life of the battery's been and how much use in cycling it has gone thru!!

Also, alot of people don't realize that a battery will last longer being used, than sitting there without a job= not being used!!

FACTOID: All battery's irregardless of make, [Except the new Dry capacitive cells, which don't apply to cell phones], are subject to a finite life! And the quickness of dying or longevity of that battery depends on a few factors listed below!!

1: The material its made of internally!! Some are better made than others, so naturally, some brands are more durable and have a higher life span than others!!

2: The way it is handled and charged from the very beginning, meaning cycling the battery all the way to almost depleted, and then recharged back to full = setting the memory of the cell, so the entirety of said material is fully trained so to speak!! And continuing to keep doing that thru-out its life span= the discipline to wait till it gets low enough to start it on another re-charge cycle!!

3: The conditions the battery is used in= cold or Hot temp's, a battery in cold conditions, wont retain and discharge as much amps, as opposed to a battery in warm to hot temps, however Extreme temps/very HOT also quickly degrade a battery, yes there is a happy middle sweet spot= normal conditions= longer life of said battery!

4: Don't OVERCHARGE A BATTERY!! once its full, UN-plug it, keeping it connected to the charger destroys the memory and over heats it and literally cooks it= the internal material its made of will degrade much faster if it doesn't cycle down to a normal temperature again!!

Now In our scenario of cell use, one more thing must be done, and that is to use SW= app, to calibrate the battery cycle!! Key word here is CYCLE!! However all it really does is prevent excess amp draw and mainly for the Battery display to show % correctly! It really doesn't do much for the battery itself!!

The only other two other things can be done to extend battery charge cycle, is to reduce the number of Unnecessary apps running in the back-ground!

Think of this as in the Apollo 13 mission scenario!! Referring to the movie, where they worked on reducing the amp draw, Key word here is Amps, not voltage!!

And choose a ROM that has better utilization of power consumption from the battery over-all!!

So again, Analogy wise, Its like how you drive your car, either your pushing it to its limits with poor P-Maintenance, or you keep your foot outa of it, and maintain the fluids regularly etc!

I use a 3500 MA battery on my vibrant and it will go for 2 to 3 days depending on use, before it gets below 25% But I conditioned it brand new from the Get-GO to increase its charge cycle and longevity, even though I'm using a somewhat power hungry ROM!!

However, the only thing that's wrong with it as an after market battery, seems to be lacking some kind of signature/code that the OEM Samsung battery's must have, because when I go to Flash/MOD my phone, Odin or CWM wont even work right, until I change to the OEM Samsung battery, then all is happy!

When I'm finished I change out the battery after a power off, and things are Good to go again!!

And we all thought Battery's were simple HUH = LOL :rolleyes: